Win My Husband Over to Find My Child
Chapter 317: How Could He Be So Shy Ah?

Chapter 317: How Could He Be So Shy Ah?

After dinner that night, Calix surprised Calliope with a gift.

A giant strawberry crochet toy!

"Tada! A gift for my buttercup!"

Standing opposite Calliope, Calix brought out the toy from his back.

"Wow~ Wowww! Papa, thank you!"

Screaming out of excitement, Calliope quickly grabbed the strawberry toy. She pressed her small face on it. The plushie was two-thirds of her size but, its wide perimeter made it look bigger than the little munchkin.

"Waaa! Cute strawberry! Thank you, Papa~"

"Hahaha! Do you like it that much?"

"Yes!"

Calix laughed out loud seeing how enthusiastic Calliope was. She threw herself on the carpet, trying to hug the big strawberry toy. Her giggles continued to echo in the lounge.

After the family of three was done with dinner earlier, Calix told Leslie and Calliope to head to the lounge first. He immediately rushed upstairs.

It turned out, Calix went to get the giant strawberry toy. He barely hid it behind his back due to how massive it was.

"When did you finish it?"

Leslie was in awe by how well the strawberry crochet toy turned out. It even had cute eyes and smiling lips. Her eyes shifted alternatively from the happy Calliope to the ecstatic Calix.

This man had been crocheting this strawberry from a few days ago. Calix said he could get it done within one day but, his busy schedule didn’t allow him to solely focus on the task.

Aside from crocheting the strawberry in between his jobs, Calix also did it after Calliope went to sleep. Leslie had witnessed him doing it last night. She could tell how meticulously he crafted the gift for their daughter.

"Right before dinner," Calix smiled sheepishly. While approaching the couch, he took something out of the pocket of his pants, "I have something for you too."

"...for me?"

"Hehe, yes. Show me your palms."

Leslie did as she was told, wondering what kind of thing Calix crocheted for her. Lifting her hands, she presented her palms to him. The man’s smile softened as he placed something on them.

Leslie’s eyes widened as soon as she saw what the gift was.

"Wow~ Calix, it’s so pretty!"

Leslie admired the crochet hairband Calix gifted to her. Instead of flowers and ribbons like the previous one[01], he crocheted three red strawberries to adorn the cream-colored hairband.

Calix scratched the back of his neck, a faint blush leaving a tint on his cheeks. He sat next to Leslie, happy to see the beaming glow on her countenance as she looked and touched the hairband.

"I wanted to make something like the strawberry but, you don’t carry toys around like Poppy ah."

Giggles bubbled from Leslie’s lips. Calix’s plausible reasoning amused her.

"This is indeed better... I can wear it even when I’m outside..."

Calix bit his lower lip, trying not to smile too much.

"Wanna try it?"

"Yes!"

Calix took the hairband from Leslie’s palms. Calliope came rushing as he adjusted the lady’s hair before putting the accessory on her head.

"Oh~ Papa made that for Mama?"

Calliope hugged the strawberry toy with both hands. She couldn’t include Mimo together due to how big the strawberry was.

"Pretty, isn’t it?" Leslie chuckled, her eyes curving into two crescent moons, "Your papa is very... skilled, right, Poppy?"

"Yup! Yup!"

Grinning widely, Calix enjoyed the looks of admiration coming from Leslie and Calliope. He carefully settled the hairband on his wife’s head, pushing the lower band backward so as not to cover her ears.

"How do I look?" Leslie smiled as she touched the hairband.

Calix’s cheeks reddened, "...pretty like always."

Leslie almost laughed out loud when Calix suddenly clamped his mouth shut. He seemed to be bashful about the praise he had just given her.

Aiya, this man. How could he be so shy ah?

"Mama has strawberries too~ Like Poppy~"

Pressing her mouth on the crochet strawberry, Calliope’s giggles were muffled by the toy. Her pure joy affected Leslie and Calix, their hearts resonating with the little one’s soft laughter.

"Do you wanna bring it to your great-grandma’s house tomorrow?" Calix shifted his attention from Leslie to Calliope, "Together with your Mimo?"

"Poppy can? Play with Mia?"

Calliope blinked, beaming at the mention of going to the Xu family’s ancestral home tomorrow. She also didn’t forget her younger cousin who she would meet very soon.

"Of course, you can. Mia has a big bunny. As big as your strawberry."

Amelia loved the white crochet bunny Calix gifted as her birthday gift last year. She rarely carried it around, mostly snuggling to it when she slept.

"Okay! Thank you, Papa~"

A happy dumpling hummed to an upbeat tune. Calliope even did a small dance while hugging the strawberry. Her actions tickled Calix and Leslie’s hearts, prompting them to laugh more.

Soon, Calix and Leslie put Calliope to bed. The little munchkin huddled with both Mimo and the strawberry. She fell asleep quicker than usual.

"I miss sleeping with her..." said Leslie as she and Calix came out of Calliope’s room, "Hehe, just a few nights ago... she clung to us..."

"She loves her new bed so much," Calix chuckled at himself as he thought of the possibility, "At least, she still takes a nap with you."

"Hehe, are you jealous, Mr. Xu?"

"Maybe a little bit?"

Calix pushed Leslie’s wheelchair into her bedroom. Mrs. An was on duty tonight. She was reading books in the lounge on the second floor.

"Oh, Calix... I haven’t told you."

Calix glanced at Leslie as he helped her stand from the wheelchair. They deliberately stopped quite far from the bed because she wanted to practice walking.

"Irene called me today..."

Leslie hadn’t had time to tell Calix about Irene’s phone call. She quickly grabbed the chance once they were alone.

"Did she talk about them?"

Calix supported Leslie along the way to the bed. He patiently let her walk at her pace.

"Yeah..."

Once Leslie sat on the bed, she explained further about Irene’s phone call. Calix joined by her side. He focused on what she had to say.

"Irene’s exam is coming. I plan to talk to her... after that... What do you think?"

"Yeah, better to go with your plan," Calix nodded, swiftly agreeing with Leslie. Tilting his head, he smiled at her, "Let’s worry about it later. Why don’t you anticipate tomorrow?"

Leslie chuckled, thinking how smoothly Calix changed the subject.

"Hehe, I can imagine Poppy being... adored by them..."

Calix smirked, boasting about their daughter, "That’s right. Our Calliope will receive so much new love. How could they not adore her? Our daughter is so loveable."

"Hahaha, you’re right..."

Their daughter was indeed loveable.

But...

Someone’s face flashed in Leslie’s mind.

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